Jim Larranaga stepped down as coach of the Miami Hurricanes, effective immediately, on Thursday.
"After more than fifty years in college coaching, it is simply time," Larranaga, 75, said. "There is never a great moment to step away, but I owe it to our student-athletes, our staff and the University of Miami to make this move now when my heart is simply no longer in the game and I owe it to Liz, Jay, Jon, and my grandchildren to be a greater part of their lives.
"The university needs a new leader of the program, one who is both adept at and embracing of the new world of intercollegiate athletics.